Lang Reid
Sex on the Moon
Ben Mezrich (a previously published author of 11 books) has written Sex on the Moon (ISBN 978-0-434-02079-9, Random House, 2011), and I suppose...
The Master Builder
There are two reasons that I chose this book, The Master Builder written by Charles Sale (ISBN 0-370-30927-8, Putnam and Company, 1982, but...
1001 little ways to spend less and live well
This week’s book is 1001 little ways to spend less and live well (ISBN 978-1-84732-350-7, Carlton Books, printed in Dubai 2009). The compiler...
Maximum Security
This week’s book review is of Maximum Security (ISBN 978-1-84193-755-7, Arcturus Publishing 2009) by Karen Farrington and has the subtitle Inside stories from...
Bangkok Days
The publishing world appears to have a set of rules all its own. I will stop short of calling its conduct ‘subterfuge’, but...
Fresh-Air Fiend
This week’s book was written by the famed travel writer Paul Theroux, though a “book” is probably a misnomer. It is in fact,...
Unreliable Sources
There is always some doubt when you read of a police enquiry into the police. How objective are the results? So when a...
Thai-riffic!
One criticism of Thais is that they do not read books, other than comic books, which come from Japan. When you then look...
Latest Stories
Foreign sourced income tax obligations and financial transparency measures in the era of digital...
PATTAYA, Thailand - Last week, an American client approached our firm with an inquiry regarding the repatriation of funds for a condominium purchase in...
Reckless tourist backflip stunt on Pattaya baht bus ends in painful fall
PATTAYA, Thailand – A shocking video circulating online shows a foreign tourist performing a dangerous stunt on a moving baht bus along Pattaya Beach...
Midnight water meter thief terrorizes Pattaya neighborhood as residents call for urgent action
PATTAYA, Thailand – Residents in a local community have been left on edge after a series of late-night thefts targeting household water meters in...
Homeless man slashed in violent beachfront clash in Pattaya as police hunt knife attacker
PATTAYA, Thailand – A homeless man was seriously injured in a knife attack following a violent altercation near Jomtien Beach on the evening of...
Teen riders hurl ping pong bomb at Pattaya homes leaving car damaged in midnight...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Two teenagers riding a motorcycle caused alarm in a residential area after throwing a homemade “ping pong bomb” into a neighborhood...